Frank Galati

Frank Galati

Frank Galati (born 1943 in Highland Park, Illinois) is an American Tony Award-winning writer, director, and actor. He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, an associate director at Goodman Theatre, and a professor of performance at Northwestern University. In 2004, Galati was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. [cite web | author= | title=Inducted 2004: Frank Galati | url=http://www.glhalloffame.org/index.pl?todo=view_item&item=215 | publisher=Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame | date=2004 | accessdate=2008-05-28] He is the recipient of nine Joseph Jefferson Awards for his contributions to Chicago theatre. [cite web | author= | title=Frank Galati: Ensemble Member Bio | url=http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/members/details.aspx?id=25 | publisher=Steppenwolf Theatre Company | date= | accessdate=2008-05-28]

Galati was awarded the Tony Award for Best Play for his adaptation of "The Grapes of Wrath" in 1990. The production originated at Steppenwolf and transferred to Broadway where, in addition to "Best Play", Galati won an additional Tony for "Best Direction of a Play". The drama also received six more nominations, including recognition in acting categories for Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, and Lois Smith. [cite web | author= | title=The Grapes of Wrath Production Credits | url=http://ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4557 | publisher=Internet Broadway Database | date= | accessdate=2008-05-28] Since his success with "The Grapes of Wrath", Galati has gone on to adapt "As I Lay Dying" in 1995, and Haruki Murakami's "After the Quake" in 2005. He has also written original work, such as "Everyman" (1995). All of his work debuts at Steppenwolf. [cite web | author= | title=Frank Galati's Productions at Steppenwolf | url=http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/members/productions.aspx?id=25 | publisher=Steppenwolf Theatre Company | date= | accessdate=2008-05-28] Galati occasionally appears as an actor, and has directed Tony Kushner's "Homebody/Kabull" at New York Theatre Workshop"

ee also

* Steppenwolf Theatre Company
* Chamber theatre

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